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    NVIDIA vs ATI

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by -Recoil-, Mar 19, 2007.

  1. -Recoil-

    -Recoil- Notebook Consultant

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    Please can i have your oppinion of which graphics card you would buy, it is for a notebook, and can i pleae have why you would choose it too, thanks...

    256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7300 TurboCache

    OR

    256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory
     
    -Recoil-, Mar 19, 2007
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  2. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think the equivalent to the X1400 in Nvidia is the go7400 not the 7300

    so the X1400 should be a better buy
     
    SideSwipe, Mar 19, 2007
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  3. jetstar

    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    Get the X1400. Its better than the Go7300. I do not know why Dell charges more for the weaker card.
     
    jetstar, Mar 19, 2007
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  4. System64

    System64 Windows 7 x64

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    I second the ATi suggestion.
     
    System64, Mar 19, 2007
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  5. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    I'm with you guys. The x1400 is eq. to the nvidia 7400.
     
    MYK, Mar 19, 2007
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  6. mujtaba

    mujtaba ZzzZzz Super Moderator

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    ATI X1400 is better.
    (The title is a little misleading,ATI X1400 vs. Go7300 would be a better title)
     
    mujtaba, Mar 19, 2007
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  7. FlinsX

    FlinsX Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK the ATi is better because the nvidia had turbocache that means the you only
    64 MB real graphik memory had!the other cames from the RAM!!!
    I think you search a other NB, because nVidia is better! (search a NB with a Nvidia 7500 - 7700 , but no shared or Turbochache memory, OK?)
    believe me its the best for you
     
    FlinsX, Mar 19, 2007
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  8. imhungry29

    imhungry29 Notebook Evangelist

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    the go 7300 is a joke. its got like 4 psu's and i dont even know how many vertex shaders. not to mention that the clock speed is in the 200mhz. :))
     
    imhungry29, Mar 19, 2007
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  9. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    The ATI uses hypermemory which is the same deal as turbocache but in fact according to the video card thread on this forum, turbocache is better or more efficient.

    still the X1400 is the better of the two
     
    SideSwipe, Mar 19, 2007
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  10. sunjhoon

    sunjhoon Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Off the topic slightly (sorry) does anyone use HQ AF? and how much will it slow it down/(and also how much gain would i get in image quality)?
     
    sunjhoon, Mar 19, 2007
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  11. l33t_c0w

    l33t_c0w Notebook Deity

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    I use HQ AF on my desktop card. The performance penalty is surprisingly slim, and the image quality increase is amazing. Though, I'm not sure how it compares vs regular AF. I also don't know if the fps drop will be larger on a weaker card.
     
    l33t_c0w, Mar 19, 2007
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  12. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I'd suggest playing a level in a game with HQ AF and take a few screenshots at key points, then rerun the level with regular AF and take screenshots at the same points - don't change any other options. It is pretty easy to compare quality that way.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Mar 19, 2007
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  13. sunjhoon

    sunjhoon Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    cheers will do that and also will take some shots with and without :)
     
    sunjhoon, Mar 20, 2007
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